Synopses & Reviews
Shooting Women takes readers around the world to explore the lives of camerawomen working in features, TV news, and documentaries. From first-world pioneers like African American camerawoman Jessie Maple Pattonandmdash;who got her job only after suing the unionandmdash;to Chinaandrsquo;s first camerawomen who traveled with Mao, to rural India where poor women have learned camerawork as a means of empowerment, Shooting Women reveals a world of women working with courage and skill in what has long been seen as a male field.
Review
andldquo;A fascinating book for anyone, female or male, who contemplates making a career in cinematography. It offers a great wealth of insights, evaluating the rewards and the sacrifices which are facing people behind the camera in their professional and personal lives. It opens for the reader a world of strong, courageous women who are possessed by the love of film.andrdquo;
About the Author
Harriet Margolis has taught film, literature, and womenandrsquo;s studies in the US and New Zealand, and has published internationally on these subjects.Alexis Krasilovsky is professor in the Department of Cinema and Television Arts at California State University, Northridge.